The 2012 Coweta County Science Fair held recently at the Centre for Performing and Visual Arts in Newnan featured 72 projects from nine schools. The 26 First Place entries will […]
There is a lot more than a presidential election going on this year in Fayette County. Qualifying fees have been set for three seats on the Fayette County Commission and
The date for Coweta County voters to have their say on extending the county 1-cent sales tax is fast approaching. The March 6 Presidential Preference Primary will also be the
The Senoia City Council at its Feb. 6 meeting unanimously approved the city’s 20-year Parks and Recreation Master Plan designed to address a large volume of issues related to active
The South Atlanta TEA Party (SATP) will be conducting a different kind of presidential debate later this month. The organization on Feb. 16 will host the “We the People Presidential
A 19-year-old Fayetteville man has been charged with child molestation stemming from an early December incident involving a 4-year-old girl for whom he was babysitting for a Tyrone family. Harrell
Thieves over the weekend stole guns, a video game and alcohol from two Fayetteville residences. A Feb. 2 burglary occurred at the Weatherly Walk Apartments left the resident missing four
The Fayette County School System has announced its three finalists for Fayette County Teacher of the Year 2012. They are Chris Cannon from Sandy Creek High School, Malia Bergstrom from
An Eastern box turtle in hibernation has just been covered with a protective layer of leaves after having the radio transmitter battery replaced (below). Those participating in the Feb. 4
It’s just about time for the Sow Good Community Garden to spring back into action. About to embark on its third season on the grounds of the Senoia Vineyard Community
It is a crime so often hidden from view, one that the world largely ignores. It is stated on occasion in terms of human trafficking, but it’s real name is
Required campaign disclosure reports filed with the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission for the 2011 Tyrone municipal elections show that the races for mayor and two council seats
The recently elected members of the Fayetteville City Council during their campaign run used the idea of potentially relaxing some aspects of the sign ordinance as a way of stimulating
A Peachtree City woman was arrested Feb. 1 on charges stemming from a purse snatching incident at the Publix grocery store on Ga. Highway 54 just outside the city limits.
It’s that time again. Qualifying fees for the numerous countywide elections to be held later this year have been finalized. The qualifying period will come in late May, followed by
A high speed chase that began in Senoia and ended in south Fayette County during the nighttime hours Jan. 24 resulted in the arrest of a Fayetteville man after he
The lower unemployment rates seen in Newnan and Coweta County in November traveled north about a third of a point in December. Coweta’s jobless rate for December moved up to
Severe Weather Awareness Week has taken on a new meaning in Coweta County during the past year. Those were the words of Coweta Emergency Management Director Jay Jones in preparation
Nearly everyone is familiar with the BB gun that shoots a round metal projectile, the pellet gun that shoots a larger cylindrical metal projectile or the Airsoft guns that fire
Auditors on Feb. 2 will tell the Fayetteville City Council that the General Fund budget for FY 2011 that ended July 31 shows revenues slightly ahead of expenses. Fayetteville in
It looks as if Fayetteville will get an ordinance aimed at reducing the number of false alarm calls. The City Council on Thursday will hear the second reading of the
The Georgia Governor’s Office of Student Achievement has recognized 19 of Fayette County’s 28 public schools for high academic performance during the 2010-2011 school year. Across Fayette’s system, 11 elementary,
The falling unemployment rates seen in Fayette County in late 2011 didn’t last long. Fayette’s 8.6 percent jobless rate for December represents a half-point jump in the past month. Peachtree
The final state-required campaign disclosure records for the 2011 Fayetteville municipal elections have been filed by the candidates. Records show that the races for mayor and two council seats generated
A proposal by John Barrow and A Better Way Ministries to rezone a half-acre along Ga. Highway 154 just south of Thomas Crossroads from Rural Conservation (RC) to Heavy Commercial
It seemed like every one of the students at the Coweta Charter Academy at Senoia got into the spirit for the Heritage Night event Jan. 19. Students in preparation for
The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office has obtained a warrant for a Conyers woman being charged with identity fraud. Aisha Dismuke, 34, is being charged with one count of identity fraud,
When it came to the Jan. 24 State of the Union address by President Barack Obama before a joint session of Congress there was little doubt about how Congressman Lynn
The limited number of grave sites available at the Senoia Cemetery on Stallings Road will soon be a thing of the past. The Senoia City Council at the Jan. 23
The Senoia City Council will hold its 2012 retreat in late February. The two-day retreat will be open to the public and will be held in north Georgia at the
The Fayette County School System is currently working off of a budget for the 2011-2012 school year that projected $170 million in revenues and more than $186 million in expenses.
If you have a security alarm in your home or business in Fayetteville, this applies to you. The idea of adopting a false alarm ordinance in Fayetteville moved one step
The Fayetteville City Council voted unanimously Jan. 19 to acquire the two pivotal pieces of property needed to construct a new road system on the city’s north side that will
Burglars hit two businesses and one residence in Fayetteville as the weekend ended. Discovered Jan. 23, thieves hit a business on South Glynn Street, another at Togwatee Village on Ga.
